Glove with seamless palm and back



Nov. 20, 1956 F. w. HOWARD 2,770,809

GLOVE WITH SEAMLESS PALM AND BACK Filed Sept. 23, 1954 ZSheets-Sheet 1 3nventor FRANK W. HOWARD Nov. 20, 1956 F. w. HOWARD 2,770,809

GLOVE WITH SEAMLESS PALM AND BACK Filed Sept. 23, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 F G. 4. F/G. 5.

/a-/ E /8 J ZSnventor FRANK W. HOWARD United States Patent rliis-inventibfirelates'to l v sand"glbve making; and

isconeemed particularly-with"the proflueti'on of a gloveback'of the gloveior'bothfl Such""seams"make for dis comfdrt 'ifi th'e wearingof gloves}particularlywork gloves u'se'cl to=proteefhandsduriiigmanipulative'activityof'rough character:

Thus, it is an object of the invention to provide a glove which will be comfortableqtoswear tunder alluzcircumstances, covering and protecting the broad.palm and back portions of thehafnd, "including the fingers and thumb, with smooth 'and unbrokensheets of materials I p In the gl'ove of..the invention, the seams are disposed later-ally offingers,..thumb, andhand p'rop'er, so 'that' theyare not withinthe normal. working areas of the hand: Q I

I am ableto accomplishthe-purp'oses and objet-itdof-the' invention and the desired out of the way positioning of the seams by combining various structural features, which, in themselves, have long been known in the glove-making art, but which have, nevertheless, never before been associated in such a fashion as to produce results long recognized as desirable.

Thus, I employ fourchettes of a particular formation between the finger portions of a seamless glove-back and a seamless glove-palm, and also employ an appropriate thumb insert in what is for the most part conventional technique.

By my unique structural combination, twisted or, as they are often spoken of, corkscrew fingers are avoided, and the usual tendency toward shortening of the glove fingers following wetting is greatly minimized.

My construction results in the actual pulling of all seams back from the working face of the palm and palm side of the fingers and thumb, thereby insuring comfort and eliminating wear at and breaking down of the seams.

Further objects and features of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the particular preferred embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of the completely fabricated glove, looking toward the palm side thereof;

Fig. 2, a perspective view looking toward the thumb and back portion of the glove;

Fig. 3, an inside face view of the palm-forming blank, as out prior to assembly of the glove;

Fig. 4, a similar view of the back-forming blank;

Fig. 5, a similar view of the thumb insert blank;

Figs. 6, 7 and 8, similar views of the several fourchettes;

Fig; 9, a'vi'ew of the thiitnb'crdt'ch seamgfolldwlng' the sewing operation and before the sewed gl'ove'i's turned" right side out; and i Fig.l1'0,' a'section'taken onthe line 10 10-ofFig-l," showing the "way in' which the fourclit te's are is'ew'ed into the fingertips:

Referring now to the' drawings';'

The glove illustrated is or the type used for 'cer't'aih'i'vvork urpeses', for" exampmtruck driving, 'whe're' the'rnaxitiru al'i'l0l l n't df comfdr'tand minimum amount'pf uSele S S Slack are-almost prerequisites in order tomainta'intop efficiency and safety.

It will be noted from Fi'gsl 1 and'2that there are no seams, except laterally. of the palir'iprop'er,' fingers, and thumb. 1 The p lm portion" Iodf the love is completely seamless, as is the back portion '11; such portioiis extending in .cor'n'p'letely" seamless fashion throughout thetentire lengths. of all fi'rige'rs' and'o'f the thilmbll Asi'h most glove manufacture, the glove of the" invena tiohis' fabricated from a pluralityof blanks specially icut (usuallyby th'e tis'e'iof preparedcut'tin gfldie's) -from'.the.. sheet'm'a'terial considered ap ro riate for the particular.

type. ofglove concerned. Such material maybe and usually'i'sasoft leather: I prefer to .usede'e'rskinor a simi-.., lar" type of"glove leather having a pronounced. grain in .the flan'kporti'o'n's' ofthe'skinl Su'ch'grain playsv a useful p'artt inthefbnhingbf the'fourchttes tobest advantage;

The palm-forming blank of Fig.3 is cut to provide the palni'po'rti'on's of all fihger's;'the' thumb,'and the wrist and. palir'ilproper of the glove in a single piece. Afslit" 12 is. provi'd'eclbetwe'en the thumb portion 13 and index-or fore, fingeriportioh 14 or the bl'a'nkjand' is canted toward. the

wrist portion. 156f the blank'tofacilitate the-.se tting anda.

sewiiiig:ir'fof the thumbinsert and to minimize wrinkling in the"thumb croteh' and'palin mper of the completed lever se'eh" 'slit' also aids 'in tlirewin' ithe 'thu'mh' seams backwardlyoutof-tliepalmportion o'f the thum'b. i

The back-forming blank of Fig. 4 is cut to provide the back portions of all fingers and the wrist and palm proper of the glove in a single piece. The index finger portion of this blank is indicated 16 for the purpose of orientation.

The thumb-insert blank of Fig. 5 is of conventional formation, except insofar as the tie-in tab portion 17 thereof embodies a convexly arcuate contour 18 along its upper edge, in order to appropriately tie in with the juncture between thumb and finger portions of the palm-forming blank adjacent slit 12. It provides the usual thumb-back and longitudinal wrist portions, indicated 18-1 and 171, respectively.

The fourchette-providing blanks of Figs. 6, 7, and 8 are each of widespread, substantially V-formation. Each is preferably made of two pieces, sewed together axially of the apex of the V, as indicated at 19, although these blanks may be cut in one piece, respectively, if desired for the sake of economy.

The configuration of each of the blanks of Figs. 6, 7, and 8 includes an outside V-formation 20, which is of greater pitch than an inside V-forrnation 21. Mutually opposite arms 22 and 23 in each blank taper outwardly from the vertex of the V to truncated terminations 22a and 23a. The respective blanks have such arms 22 and 23 proportioned in accordance with their placement in the glove, all as shown.

The blank of Fig. 6 is sewed between the index or forefinger portions and the middle finger portions of the palmforming and back-forming blanks; the blank of Fig. 7 between the middle finger portions and the fourth finger portions; and the blank of Fig. 8 between the fourth finger portions and the little finger portions.

The peculiar formation of these fourchette-providing blanks and the peculiar slit formation of the palm-forming Patented Nov. 20, 1956 3 blank enable the making of a substantially form-fitting glove having the seams located in the desired manner and having finger tips whose seams lie well out of the palm face of the glove. In fact, the finger tips have a moccasin type of formation.

In the making of my new glove from deerskin'or similar soft skin having strongly grained flank portions which are ordinarily discarded, I cut the individual pieces making up the two-part, fourchette blanks of Figs. 6, 7, and 8 from such flank portions of the skin, so that the grain runs longitudinally of the piece. This means that the component fourchettes are stretchable transversely, and, thus, may be slightly narrower than would otherwise be permissible. This feature contributes significantly to achieving a close form-fit and to the positioning of the finger seams well back from the palm face, and preferably also from the back face, of the glove.

As is customary in glove manufacture, corresponding edge margins of adjoining pieces are overlapped for the sewing operation, and seams 24 are provided somewhat inwardly from the edges. Sewing continues around the entire peripheral contour of wrist, palm, thumb, and fingers in the same manner. Fig. 9 illustrates the thumb crotch seam from the inside, while Fig. 10 shows the manner in which the fourchettes are sewed into the finger portions to provide tips of moccasin type.

Whereas this invention is here illustrated and described with respect to a particular embodiment, it should be understood that various changes may be made without departing from the scope of the claims which here follow.

I claim:

1. A glove having seamless palm and back, comprising a fiat, palm-forming blank cut to provide wrist and palm proper, thumb, and four finger portions as a single piece, said blank being slit inwardly from its edge at the juncture between thumb and forefinger portions; a flat, backforming blank cut to provide glove wrist and back proper and four finger portions as a single piece; a fiat, thumbinsert blank cut to provide thumb back, longitudinal wrist, and tie-in tab portions as a single piece, and being inset between said palm-forming and said back-forming blanks to complete the thumb of the glove; fourchette-providing blanks of widespread V-formation inset between said palm-forming and said back-forming blanks, laterally of corresponding finger portions thereof, to complete the fingers of the glove; and seams joining the several blanks together about their contiguous marginal edges.

2. A glove having seamless palm and back, comprising a fiat, palm-forming blank cut to provide wrist and palmproper, thumb, and four finger portions as a single piece, mutually adjacent edges of the thumb portion and the forefinger portion of the palm-forming blank being disposed at right angles to each other and the latter being parallel with the longitudinal axis of said blank, and said blank being slit inwardly from its edge at the juncture between said edges of the thumb and forefinger portions so that the slit commences as a straight prolongation of said edge of the thumb portion and is thereafter canted toward the wrist portion; a flat, back-forming blank cut to provide glove wrist and back proper and four finger portions as a single piece; a flat, thumb-insert blank cut to provide thumb back, longitudinal wrist, and tie-in tab portions as a single piece, and being inset between said palm-forming and said back-forming blanks to complete the thumb of the glove, said tie-in tab portion having its edge which lies remote from said wrist portion convexly arcuate in contour; fourchette-providing blanks of widespread V'formation inset between said palm-forming and said back-forming blanks, laterally of corresponding finger portions thereof, to complete the fingers of the glove; and seams joining the several blanks together about their contiguous marginal edges.

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